Join us on the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast with our guest Jana Iris, an investor at TQ Ventures, as we dive into the world of community building, startups, and open-source business success. With over 13 years of experience, Jana shares her journey and invaluable insights into early-stage startups, building strong communities, and leveraging user feedback for growth. Learn the importance of being intentional, finding your niche, and balancing community engagement with sustainable business models. Don't miss this episode packed with tips, stories, and expert advice! In this episode, you will learn about: The importance of community building in open source and tech ventures.How to navigate the challenges and rewards of early-stage startups.The long game of building a community and balancing sustainable growth.Monetizing open source by knowing your niche audience and being intentional.Utilizing user feedback to develop features worth paying for.Identifying key users and personas for effective feedback programs.How to measure community value and ROI.Evaluating early-stage startups through various metrics.Go-to-market strategies and community building for transitioning open source projects into businesses.Choosing opportunities based on passion and embracing career pivots.The significance of continuous learning, patience, and trusting the process.Checkout our other interviews, clips, and videos: https://l.hosbp.com/Youtube Don’t forget to visit the open-source business community at: https://opensourcebusiness.community/ Visit our primary sponsor, Scarf, for tools to help analyze your #opensource growth and adoption: https://about.scarf.sh/ Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app: Spotify: https://l.hosbp.com/Spotify Apple: https://l.hosbp.com/Apple Google: https://l.hosbp.com/Google Buzzsprout: https://l.hosbp.com/Buzzsprout